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junk

[juhngk] / dʒʌŋk /


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Advocates warn that until federal regulators crack down more aggressively on opt-out fee models, the burden will remain entirely on everyday consumers to audit their own bills for junk fees.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Others report it as junk and move on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The monkeys with the most frequent soil consumption munch on tourist junk food that is "high in sugar, high in salt, high in dairy, which the macaques can't digest," said Lemoine.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Everything from diabetes to schizophrenia, he claims, is caused by Americans being junk food junkies.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

This one was bigger than most, with the jagged angles and uneven limbs that were Leen’s signature, since she built most of her machines out of whatever found junk she got her hands on.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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